Wonosobo Regency

Wonosobo Regency (Javanese: ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦧ, romanized: Kabupatèn Wanasaba) is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Wonosobo, located at 7.3684940°S 109.8983841°E / -7.3684940; 109.8983841, about 120 km from Semarang. The regency is located in Dieng Plateau. Its area is 984.68 km² and its population was 754,883 at the 2010 Census[2] and 879,124 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Wonosobo Regency
ꦑꦧꦸꦥꦠꦺꦤ꧀ꦮꦤꦱꦧ
Regency
View of Mount Sindoro and Mount Sumbing from the peak of Mount Prau in Wonosobo
Coat of arms
Location within Central Java
Wonosobo Regency
Location in Java and Indonesia
Wonosobo Regency
Wonosobo Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7.2708631°S 109.9140472°E / -7.2708631; 109.9140472
CountryIndonesia
RegionJava
ProvinceCentral Java
CapitalWonosobo
Government
 • RegentEko Purnomo
 • Vice RegentAgus Subagyo
Area
 • Total984.68 km2 (380.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total879,124
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 286
Websitewonosobokab.go.id
Tumenggung R. Soerjo Hadinagoro, regent of Wonosobo (in office 1898-1919) in 1919
Women making batik in the Wonosobo (early 20th century)

Etymology

The word "Wonosobo" is derived from Javanese Wanasaba, which in turn came from Sanskrit Vanasabhā. It literally means 'the gathering place in the forest'.

Administrative districts

Wonosobo Regency is divided into the following fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and the location of the district headquarters.

NameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		No.
of
vill.		Admin
centre
Wadaslintang127.1651,40260,50217Wadaslintang
Kepil93.8756,18464,47821Kepil
Sapuran77.7253,84561,20917Sapuram
Kalibawang47.8222,26927,1018Karangsambung
Kaliwiro100.0843,97851,82421Kaliwiro
Leksono44.0739,15946,18614Leksono
Sukoharjo54.2931,22835,45917Sukoharjo
Selomerto39.7144,84953,51624Selomerto
Kalikajar83.3057,47670,30219Kalikajar
Kertek62.1476,38690,20721Kertek
Wonosobo (town)32.3882,48891,90920Jaraksari
Watumalang68.2348,56955,76516Wonoroto
Mojotengah45.0758,16367,48119Kalibeber
Garung51.2247,95456,98815Garung
Kejajar57.6240,93346,19716Kejajar
Totals984.68754,883879,124265

Climate

Wonosobo has an elevation moderated tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months. The following climate data is for the town of Wonosobo.

Climate data for Wonosobo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.0
(78.8)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.7
(81.9)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.8
(80.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.3
(72.1)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.3
(72.1)
Average low °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)		 18.0
(64.4)		 18.2
(64.8)		 18.3
(64.9)		 18.5
(65.3)		 17.5
(63.5)		 16.7
(62.1)		 16.7
(62.1)		 17.3
(63.1)		 18.1
(64.6)		 18.1
(64.6)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.8
(64.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 513
(20.2)		 443
(17.4)		 486
(19.1)		 339
(13.3)		 254
(10.0)		 136
(5.4)		 110
(4.3)		 93
(3.7)		 118
(4.6)		 237
(9.3)		 357
(14.1)		 486
(19.1)		 3,572
(140.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. "Climate: Wonosobo". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 12 November 2020.


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